>> that breaking news is a possible fire at the west portal muni station in san francisco. >> there is reports of heavy smoke at the western end of the tunnel the fire department has evacuated passengers from the west portal station. >> so far, there are no reports of injuries and dozens of firefighters are on the scene. we'll continue to bring you updates here on the news at 4:00 and on twitter, good afternoon, i'm dan ashley >> i'm cheryl jennings fear and panic right now as a fast-moving grass fire chased residents out of their homes today. >> 100 firefighters worked to put out flames near the mobile home park.

vic lee is live with what's happening right now. vic? >> well, this man made lake here is where cal fire choppers got water to make dumps on the fire just over the hill there the fire has been contained after burning about 5 to 10 acres there are no injuries minor damage the fire started after 12:00, noon, at one point getting close to homes in this park. residents in the rear of the park were evacuated but they're coming back home now and have been allowed to come back home, but it got scary for a while. the grass fire started on a hillside in the rear of marin trailer park. >> a lot of residences and apartments and condos there and then, when wind shifted it went wide and was in this week.

>> they're dumping water and suddenly, the wind clafrnged. >> smoke, everywhere. >> they were going on a hike, they saw trouble head >> it's smoking and gray. just horrible. >> firefighters regrouped, tractors trying to set up a break. you can see from sky 4r7 lines spreading quickly, still threatening home. s now, the fire was traveling along the railroad tracks, right in back of the trailer park along the way, it burned several decks next to the tracks. it threatened more. that is when he went into action. >> we saw that going up, it got real. >> yes. i was trying to put a lot of water in the middle of the tech. >> police ordered evacuations the trailer park was one of the

first >> they were like, oh, okay. try to evacuate everything trying to leave quickly. >> now, it's just a grass fire, but arson units are investigating to see what caused the blaze. vic lee, abc7 news. >> meantime, firefighters battled a vegetation fire in palo alto about 2:30 on page mill road. it was visible in hills from southbound 280. no structures were damaged and crews are mopping up the fire. westbound page mill road traffic is closed. >> neighbors grieving over the death of a man killed after a fire broke out in alameda county near hayward this morning. firefighters found the trailer in flames after 3:00 a.m . >> mobile home fire gets started. so it's not unusual to have that

volume of fire. >> we're a very tight community right here. and have friends lived here five years. my mother lives over there. our manager lived there so it's a great loss. >> investigators and officials from the coroner looked through the trailer trying to find the cause of death they say the man had limited mobility. they're trying to find of cause of the fire. >> police searching for a shooter in a fatal drive by just after 9:00 on 15th street near mission this morning police say the victim was shot several times in the upper body. investigators have not determined whether the cars were in motion or if the victim was in a parked car. and there is little information on a shooter >> a doctor testified in the trial of giants fan brian stow. on opening day, two fans beat

him severely that it left him disabled. stow is suing the dodgers and says he was not involved in security, the team spent more on security that day than any opening day in history. >> testimony from former bart police officer johannes mezer he was veried by his own attorney today, he says his client accidentally shot grant arguing mehserle mistakenly drew his gun instead of taser. saying if he intended to kill grant he would have shot more than once as trained to do in

academy >> neighbors in san francisco vernal heights neighborhood are fed up with the city. >> people have had ongoing issue was raw sewage gushing into their homes, and they say the city is doing nothing about it. >> abc7 news reporter lillian kim has the story. >> it was swimming in sewage water. >> raw sewage gushed into his home twice last winter coming from everywhere. up from toilets and tub. it happened during a heavy rain storm. brandon hughes lives next door and lived through the same nightmare >> i'm in there, baling away, water to hear, whatever, next few days i had rashes and everything. >> the damage was extensive, floors, walls and ceilings and furniture had to be replaced. neighbors say the main sewer line is the problem, the city work order proves it, saying there is a defect dating back as

far as 2009 the city says it's not liability. denied claims, five in all. >> really? how could that be? you're suddenly doing a lot of work on the street and five houses have had a problem? >> the city attorney's office declined to comment, citing a possible lawsuit but in denial letter saying homeowners are responsible for maintaining the so called sewer lateral, connecting each pipe to the main sewer line. neighbors say they're up to code. one provided this city document provided that gives his lit teral a clean bill of health. >> let's get this fixed so we can go on with our lives. we've lost half a year dealing with this. >> and counting. >> a deadline is hooming for muni operators who hope to get the first raise in three years. union local 250 have until

sunday to reach a deal on a new contract. if they do not, the current contract will remain in effect, that means workers will not get a pay increase july 1st. talks broke off wednesday night. officials sent a letter urging them to come back. commuters do not want a repeat of the sickout. >> there is they're not operating. i'm, my alternative is 36ss today get to work, one way. >> negotiations have been going on since february. >> top state lawmakers agreed with governor brown on the terms of the california budget calling for stabilizing the pension system, paying down some of california's debt. the budget needs only a simple majority to pass, meaning

republicans basically can to the stop it. california's next fiscal year starts on july 1st. >> backers of a november ballot measure to raise the minimum wage put their campaign into overdrive today. >> that is right. union backed lift up oakland wants to increase city wages from $eight per hour to $12.50 an hour. the increases would be tied to inflation. >> the measure guarantees five sick days per year for all workers and highlighted a report found low wages have a direct impact on public health in the east bay. >> poverty is not a natural phenomenon. it's man made. it can be unmade. >> if the ballot measure passes oakland would have one of the highest minimum wages in the nation. >> city leaders announced a similar measure increasing their

minimum wage to $15 an hour in 2018. >> weekend is here. let's get a check on the weather. >> yes. spencer is paid by the forecast. >> this one, you don't have to pay. i'll do it free. well. sort of. it's hard to imagine a nicer way for the week to end going into father's day weekend. sunny skies around the bay area. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. beautiful afternoon from coast to inland and warmer than yesterday at this time. here is our 24 hour change, it's four degrees warmer now at sfo. eight degrees warmer in oakland. 11 degrees warmer in livermore. here is a live view looking over the bay. current readings, 66 in san francisco. 70s in oakland. 78 san jose.

83 morgan hill. another live view looking towards san francisco, no fog at the coast. upper 80s napa, novato. and clear, mild, looking for sunny, mild to warm conditions into afternoon, mild at the coast, warm inland up to 90 into warmest locations. what might father's day hold? we'll take a look at that in just a moment. >> thank you. >> happy father's day, spencer. >> still ahead, san francisco may be back in play to host summer olympic games. also... >> the growing excitement over the world cup. people are watching games just about everywhere. >> also, new at 4:30, federal government's auction of almost 30,000 bit coins. why it could be a blow for digital occurrency. >> michael finney taking your

questions and will answer them here, live later on. you can contact michael on twitter. >> it's a nice day, right? afternoon commute getting underway. stay with us. abc7 news at 4:00 continues.

mayor ed lee confirmed that the u.s. olympic committee is considering san francisco and three others cities, boston, los angeles and washington, d.c. being in the possible running. u.s. oc considered the choice and the panel picked other cities for american by the. the international olympic committee will make a decision in 2017. stay tuned. >> fans started the day early to watch mexico win. we are live from civic center plaza. leanne? >> crews will be out here to set up jumbo tron so fans can enjoy the game. a big party of sorts.

now, let's give a quick update. last time we checked chile was beating australia. the big loss of course of the day was spain, sentimental favorite was mexico, who won. mexico won. >> they're playing a lot better today. >> such is the love fans have for the team, the consulate in san francisco put the game on for people waiting to get travel visas in the end it gave them a reason to be proud of the team. >> we love them. >> but it was a disaster for

spain, which won in 2010. beating netherlands back then. this year's team is a veteran squad. >> my family is spanish, i'm spanish. >> the older spanish team could not compete. the last game of the day cheen chile and australia. >> u.s. doesn't play until monday. in san francisco, abc7 news >> now, abc7 is the only place to watch live this weekend. you can watch columbia and greece followed by uruguay and costa rica. sunday, two more games, switzerland and ecuador and france, and honduras. you can keep up with on the go

watching the games with watch abc, letting you view matches on your smart phone, computer and it's very easy to set up. we have information on abc7 news.com >> fans braved the rain in parts of brazil the country hosts soccer's biggest showcase. that is the sound of 12 million gallons cascading over these falls in southern brazil, marking the most water coming over the falls in reported history. 30 times more than normal officials blocked access earlier this week. >> that is stunning. >> wow. >> let's focus attention on the weekend weather forecast. father's day, of course. >> hi, spencer >> looking forward to father's day weekend me, too. >> i'll be hanging out with my son.

this i'm he'll be paying for what we eat. winding down the week going into weekend, sunny skies warm to mild conditions, beautiful friday afternoon. and we do have gusts up to 22 miles per hour tomorrow. 29 sfo. 21 novato. over into areas of the sashg sashg-carquinez straight, slightly cooler on father's day. mild to warm next week. taking a look at satellite composite image, you can see alignment of the weather systems this afternoon. high pressure is a dominant feature bringing us mild to warm days. clouds swinging through on sunday, monday, bringing just a

little bit of a cool down by just a few degrees. it's going to be pleasant sunday and monday. looking at the temperatures for the week ahead, we can see a dip in temperatures sunday and monday. and they climb by the end of the week, upper 80s in downtown san jose. tonight, clear skies with low temperatures into mid-50s. cooler in santa rosa, lows into upper 40s. 5:00 in the morning, breezy conditions and mainly sunny skies. high clouds into afternoon hours, taking a look at our highs starting in south bay tomorrow, mid to upper 80s. 88 morgan hill. low 80s from redwood city. mid to upper 60s on the coast.

looking for highs 71 degrees downtown san francisco. mid-80s in the north bay valleys from santa rosa to napa. highs from upper 70s to around 80. 80s in fremont. inland east bay, warm to hot, actually upper 80s to 90s in antioch and fairfield here is the accu-weather forecast. notice slight cool down sunday and monday, mainly mid to upper 80s inland. low to mid-60s on the coast can out significant shift. >> have a great weekend. >> just ahead luxury home in texas set on fire. why the owner took a dramatic step. >> also, a follow up on a story at 11:00 last night. belmont man bitten by a rattlesnake in his home, what the family did with the snake

afterwards. >> new after 4:30 local push to get doctors to move away from classifying patients by race, and using their genes instead.

sky seven hd live over the scene. san francisco west portal muni metro system where they said it smelled like smoke. firefighters helped evacuate the station. so far no reports of >> crews set fire to a house teetering on the edge of a cliff in texas. remarkable.

parts toppled near lake whitney. building inspectors condemned it the home is only seven years old, worth about $700,000. they decided to burn it because it would be cheaper to clean up. >> a man continues to recover after a rattlesnake bit his hand. police say he reached for a tool and the snake bit him. firefighters killed the snake. police say they can't remember the last time snun was bitten. a member of the family later cooked and ate the snake. >> it's the kind of day superstitious people want to stay in bed.

not only is it friday the 13th but there was a full moon. last time it was october 13, 2000. full moons in june go by a number of names, rose moons or honeymoons. last night saying the air can add a pink color to the moon. last night it was kind of a honeymoon. >> gorgeous. >> beautiful. >> effort to stop islamic militants from moving into baghdad. what the president is vowing not to do >> back in the u.s. but how is bowe bergdahl doing in efforts to recur from years of captivity? >> i'm david lieu yeef we'll have the story coming up when abc7 news at 4:00 continues.

heat shields are compromised. we what's that alarm?ures. fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything.

watch tv virtually anywhere with the u-verse tv app. with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you. president obama announced the americans will not be dragged back into and is looking for solutions to the violence president obama was direct. >> we'll not be sending u.s.

troops back into combat. >> iraq is under siege and the prime minister asked for u.s. help. fighters from the islamic state of iraq and syria made their way through northern iraq, taking control of a swath of territory, now, threatening the capitol of baghdad. the president asked his national security team to draw up a range of options to help forces. but before the u.s. takes any action, the president said the iraqi government needs to address the ongoing tensions. >> it's up to iraqis to solve their problems >> the fighters have a long track record of brutality, so bad that even al qaeda has distanced itself. their goal is to establish a strict islamic state in the region. >> this poses a threat to american interests. >> the u.s. spent $1 trillion in

iraq between 2003 ask 2011. 4483 american service members died there. more than 30,000 were wounded. republican senator john mccain blasted the obama administration, for withdrawing the military too early. >> we could have solved this conflict and blew it all. it's a tragedy. >> the president said before he makes any decisions he needs to know actions will be targeted and have an affect. abc news, washington. >> a middle east expert says iraq appears to be headed for a humanitarian catastrophe. hairy diamonds was a senior advisor for the transitional government the u.s. set up. diamond says islamic fighters are intent on destabilizing

iraq. >> we can't say it's their problem because they'll eventually have the united states in their sights again. >> saying the group will copy the group in afghanistan and use their foot holds to prepare terrorist attacks against the united states saying the baghdad government needs to ally itself with iraqi sunnis. >> army sargeant bowe bergdahl is back in the united states, arriving in san antonio. now, continuing treatment at brook army medical center. saying he will work in texas and those officials say highs pleased with his mental state there is no timetable for his release from the hospital. doctors say recovering from the physical and emotional abuse will not be easy. bergdahl still has not talked with his family. >> it's a choice to determine who, where, they want to engage

with. >> until released, bergdahl was america's only remaining pow from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. bergdahl says for part of the time he was kept in a cage in the dark. an inspector general report says u.s. embassies may be at risk because security contractors are failing to fully screen guards. this in the wake of the attack in benghazi, libya in 2012. the review found contractors that sent guards to improve security did not perform vetting specified. the names of the embassy locations have not been revealed. >> new jersey governor chris christie was in san francisco trying to drum up support for the man challenging california governor jerry brown in november.

they toured a flower warehouse today attending a fund-raiser for republican governor association. christy has a message, republicans can win in a democratic state. >> i think it's important for folks like me who have been elected in blue states to come and say not only to candidates is possible you can win, but also, to the voters. >> he has a lot of work to do to defeat brown, he has 54% of the vote. he received just 19% of the vote. >> the u.s. marshal service will be conducting an auction in two weeks trying to unload 30,000 bit coins seized from an online drug case you're going to need a lot of traditional coins to snap them up. >> it's going to be done online.

bit coin is a virtual occurrency. you can't touch or feel it, but you will pay dearly for it this, is only the first batch seized by the government cracking down for suspected online drug sales but 30,000 bit coin to be auctioned this month are valued over $17 million. a block almost five times larger rb sold off later, the value fluke 2008s based on demand and auction of 30,000 is bound to impact price. bit coin reaches highest prices this month on june 3rd, hitting $665 but this week, lost just over 3%, on wednesday, and just over 7% yesterday. >> if auctioning off it's going to get worse. but low point time to buy. u.s. marshal requiring a

$200,000 deposit to by the at the auction. so buyers are likely to be large scale investors. >> now, it's made google finance pages, institutional vestors are now willing to invest with it a purchase will probably go to someone with a few billion dollars. >> what about bit coin being connected to alleged criminal activity? simon brooks accepts bit coin. >> there are gangsters and stuff. i think the same thing with things like bit coin will always be a small element of people using it for the wrong things. >> william cotton is chief technology of a newly launched app aimed at helping facebook users trade in bit coin. >> if the u.s. marshals feel it's a commodity worth auctioning off, they feel there is value.

>> still ahead concern over a new mosquito-born virus that can make you very sick. >> today, you can contact me now on facebook.com/michael finney and on twitter on twitter. i'll answer questions here live in just a little bit. >> from oakland, sunny skies over the bay. nice hint of what is still to come our way this father's day weekend the accu-weather forecast is coming up in just a moment. >> thank you. and friday the 13th by no means unlucky on these commuters. traffic flowing nicely in both directions we'll continue at 4:00 in just a moment.

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>> the virus can cause fever, headache and rashes. >> absolutely. >> is it going to be a muggy weekend? we don't know. >> spencer christian does. >> okay. i can tell how things are now. i'm soaking up a nice dose sunny skies across the bay area mild to warm looking at national weather picture tomorrow, lots of showers moving over the northern tier states into upper mid west. sunny hot in the southwest z across the state of california, sunny skies tomorrow, it's warm to hot conditions in chico, sacramento, yosemite and palm spring was a high of 104. here in the bay area, mainly sunny, warm day.

highs from mid to upper 60s on the coast to near 90 inland. and tomorrow looks like sunny skies throughout the day. clouds thrifting through. mild to warm throughout the day. pleasant day going to the fair. here is a look at live dp mrer seven hd. looks like sunday is going to be lovely as well. >> spencer, thank you very much >> still ahead at 4:00 you might not know this. but june is actually a good month to find bargains. >> which items can be had for a about price right now >> i'm answering your questions, including what you need to know if you're traveling overseas and plan to use a credit card. tands you got to make every dollar count these days.

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pf chang's is confirming data from restaurants was stolen. the chain began investigating on tuesday does not know how many customers were exposed or when it happened. the ceo is apologizing and for now, they will run cards the old

fashioned way using a manual machine and paper. >> general motor as announced they have to recall 512,000 cars from the 2010 and 2014 model years. that can knock out power steering and breaks causing the driver to lose control. this brings the company's total to 38 separate recall s. >> shoppers may be used to getting great bargains for black friday but june is actually a great time to make certain purchases. memorial day bargains have come and gone. turns out june is a great time for discounts. consumer reports saying this month is a perfect time to buy

camcorders, mp 3 players and other gadgets that could make great gifts. >> feeling generous, dad could use a new computer. >> sxf pop are items from gift registries are discounted >> retailers want to move inventory. >> and with beach season, so, too are the hot deals on sports gear and bathing suits. if you're into hiding from heat there are big bargains on items from the home. >> you can find great deals and you want to compare before getting out there. so you know you're getting the best deals. >> michael finney is here starting off, judith asks, via

facebook we were hacked by a troejan horse, spending a thousand dollars and 6 hours with a company is there recourse? >> no. i mean i hate to -- it's criminal activity. people asked can i sue? it's like, sue who? there is no way owe do a lawsuit unless someone did a lousy job and there would be a class action lawsuit i've been looking for class action lawsuits. and i don't see anything along these lines >> david l. are mosquitos covered under the same as cars? >> no trucks nothing for business. and that. however, there is a song-beverly

act. it's a lemon law of everything but cars. it's been throughout courts many times. it says if you buy an item and it doesn't operate the way a normal person would connect it to, then, you can return it. so if you're having trouble with your mosquito motorcycle, it's a lemon law for motorcycles >> terry asks we just returned from australia. you need a chip and win number to use a credit card. >> this is beginning to spread you can go and use your credit card, american credit card with just the stripe and no chip, you can use it in most places but it's beginning to shrink the restaurants in stores are beginning to say we're getting hits on this and aren't going to do it anymore

you need to say you need a card with a chip. and make sure you get a card that does not charge you a fee going from u.s. into euros and back. >> coming up research could change the way doctors diagnose and treat, patients. >> and coming up at 5:00 efforts to reunite family members being kept apart. plus, number of cars taken out by falling trees in the sierra. we'll be right back here in just a moment.

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news. a study by researchers could change the way we view race. >> yes. >> they came from mexico to california when the border was tree. >> the doctor thought only researchers have seen it at work in his own family tree. a mixture of french and mexican ancestors, he decided to have his genome sequence. >> shows genetic part comes from west africa. >> the test revealed a wide various, including african genes from slave population along with asian genes. believed to have my grated across the bering straight. he says those fragments can have a impact on our health. >> it's not so much about what

your an seftry is, but what it is in a particular gene. >> teams from ucsf launched a major study, sequencing genomes of hundreds of people using high speed systems. >> that will be ready for next gen sequencing. >> some groups in mexico are as different from each other as europeans are from asians. so how much difference could one of those genes make? >> if you're asian ethnicity in a gene, and you're taking a particular drug used to treat children with seizure disorders you need to get genetically tested if you have the variant, you might die. he >> points to cases like montel williams who developed multiple

sclerosis. his study was followed up. >> they demonstrated if you inherited european copy of this particular gene, that you had a high risk of multiple sclerosis >> he is hoping it will use a patient's genetic makeup to personalize, diagnose, and treat. >> what we're interested in is what does it mean to be a one racial group. and we're using genetics to help us. >> wow. >> well, uscf team believe some differences could have an impact on diagnosing conditions around mexican americans including differences as it applies to lung disease. >> that is this edition of abc7 news at 4:00. thanks for joining us. >> the news begins now.

>> it's an important time. >> a right of passage turns into a moment of recognition. a family talks about their daughter, pronounced brain dead. plus... firefighters dig in, stopping a fire before its tracks but not before lead had to be called in. >> temperatures up today, finding out if dads get a chance to enjoy warmth this father's day. >> at this hour, a search is under way for a young girl missing at san yum p taylor state park. >> a command post has been set up to the entrance near the park the girl disappeared afternoon today >> the park located in west marin. stay with us for updates on this

search. you can follow us on twitter for breaking updates. thanks for joining us everyone. >> our other top story tonight... >> she can't be here. i know she's happy and proud. >> a bittersweet graduation for an east bay teenager whose doctors say is brain dead. her family maintains so much hope. many here are enjoying the pride of watching their child collect a diploma. jahi mcmath would have graduated 8th grade today her family was there in her place she was declared brain dead but the family never accepted that and successfully moved her to another location. laura anthony has the story from oakland. >> it was bittersweet, jahi mcmath's mother found reason to celebrate, watching her

daughter's classmates graduate. jahi would have been there, too, but for complications after her december surgery at childrens hospital left her declared brain dead the family fought that and now has jahi in an undisclosed location on a vent later and feeding tube. her family went back to the same school she started kindergarten to collect her honorary 8th grade diploma. >> it is bittersweet. a lot of them are her friends she's so loving. she can't be here, i know she's happy and proud. >> despite reports, the school principal says they never intended not to honor jahi >> we've always loved her, she's been a member of the family. it's only appropriate to honor her today. >> her classmates told us they wouldn't have it any other way. >> she hasn't been able to do that with us. instead of being